Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of Sm3+ Ions Doped ZnS Nanoparticle in Silica Glass Matrix

Lalruat Puia; S Rai

doi:10.17485/IJST/v17i9.2939

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v17i9.2939

Year: 2024, Volume: 17, Issue: 9, Pages: 773-779

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Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of Sm3+ Ions Doped ZnS Nanoparticle in Silica Glass Matrix

Lalruat Puia^1*, S Rai²

¹Laser and Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 796004, Mizoram, India
²Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:20 November 2023, Accepted Date:28 January 2024, Published Date:20 February 2024

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objective: This report intends to study the structural and spectroscopic properties of Sm3+ doped with ZnS nanoparticles in silica glass. Methods: The research adopted the sol-gel technique for preparing the sample. The physical property of the studied glass sample is examined by different characterization techniques such as Abbe refractometer, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Findings: XRD studies confirmed the formation of glassy amorphous nature and TEM studies confirmed that the studied nanoparticles are polycrystalline in nature with a particle size lies between 10-50 nm after annealing at 300 °C. The PL spectra have three emission bands that correspond to 4G5/2→6H5/2, 4G5/2→6H7/2 and 4G5/2→6H9/2 correspondingly at 565 nm, 603 nm and 650 nm with most prominent bands in the orange-red region. Novelty: This research proves that the rare earth element can be successfully doped with semiconductor nanoparticle by using sol-gel technique in silica glass. Consequently, the doped glass can be utilised for producing nearly pure white hue when triggered at 370 nm.

Keywords: Samarium, ZnS, XRD, TEM, PL, CIE Chromaticity

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